tower – Early Modern English verb conjugation

Early Modern English verb forms of tower

Nominal Forms

Infinitive: to tower
Participle: towered
Gerund: towering

Transitiviness: intransitive, transitive
Hyphenation: tow"er

Indicative

Present

Itower
thoutower(e)st
he;she;ittowereth; towers
wetower
yetower
theytower

Preterit (Past)

Itowered
thoutowered(e)st
he;she;ittowered
wetowered
yetowered
theytowered

Subjunctive

Present

Itower
thoutower
he;she;ittower
wetower
yetower
theytower

Preterit (Past)

Itowered
thoutowered(e)st
he;she;ittowered
wetowered
yetowered
theytowered

Imperative

thoutower
yetower

Notes:

  • Compound forms (perfect, pluperfect) are formed either with 'have' or 'be'.
  • Future is formed as in modern English, with auxiliary 'will'.
  • Conditional is formed as in modern English, with auxiliary 'would'.
  • Continuous forms are formed with auxiliary 'be' and gerund. Sometimes the gerund is preceded by 'a-'
  • Plural forms in present lost the '-en' ending, and was used only as a stylistic affectation to indicate rural or old-fashioned speech.